Horst Frank

Horst Frank

actor

Horst Frank was born on May 28, 1929 in Germany. Horst Frank's big-screen debut came with Der Stern von Afrika directed by Alfred Weidenmann in 1957, strarring Albin Droste. Horst Frank is known for L'homme de Suez directed by Christian-Jaque, Guy Marchand stars as Ferdinand de Lesseps and Armand Mestral as Napoléon III. The most recent award Horst Frank achieved is German Film Critics Association Awards. The upcoming new movie Horst Frank plays is Catherine the Great which will be released on Apr 28, 1996.

The blond, steely-eyed bad guy of European westerns and potboilers was born in Lübeck, Germany, the son of a porcelain painter. Horst Frank financed his acting studies by working part-time as a babysitter and night watchman. He actually failed his final exams at the Musikhochschule Hamburg, but nonetheless managed to secure an acting position in his home town. For some time after, his work was primarily confined to small parts on stage and in radio. His first screen role saw him as a cowardly pilot in

  • Birthday

    May 28, 1929
  • Place of Birth

    Lübeck [now Schleswig-Holstein], Germany

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Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

German Film Critics Association Awards
1958
Best Actor (Bester Darsteller)
Winner - German Film Critics Award

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